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Fred Hoerr
DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP, ACPV
Veterinary Pathologist providing histopathology services for poultry production, processing and research. http://www.vetdx.com/
DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP, ACPV
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#Poultry gut health
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This member gave a presentation on January 29, 2024
At the following event:
IPPE - International Production & Processing Expo 2024
This member gave a presentation on January 29, 2024
At the following event:
IPPE - International Production & Processing Expo 2024
News published on July 21, 2023
Dr. Jeanne Brugère-Picoux and Dr. Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, with the support of the French Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AFAS), produced a Manual of Poultry Diseases that is available free of charge in four languages. The work consists of 713 pages and 2700 illustrations with contributions from 100 authors from different countries and 113 scientific articles. "The objectives ...
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Article published the August 3, 2021
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The identification of mild to moderate gizzard erosions (GE) in more than 20- 30% of the healthy commercial broilers examined in post mortem sessions, is commonly found in several countries in the Americas and Asia.The gizzard, also called muscular stomach, is composed of a koilin (keratenoid) layer and an underlying mucosa. GE is characterised by damage in the form of erosions that can become ulc ...
Article published the October 6, 2017
The ongoing transfer of science and technology is a defining feature of the efficiency and success of commercial poultry production. Meeting the nutritional, environmental, and health needs of every bird is key to realizing genetic potential and providing for well-being. To monitor and quickly identify developing problems, basic knowledge and skills in pathology are learned by almost everyone invo ...
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Participation in Forum on August 3, 2016
On histopath it looks like the bacterium in lesions of ulcerative enteritis in quail.
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Participation in Forum on May 3, 2015
I agree with the differential list above. In addition, check for transmissible viral proventriculitis. This could be mycotoxin hot spots going thru the feed lines.
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Participation in Forum on December 3, 2014
If an obvious nutritional component has been ruled out, reovirus should be assessed by histopathology and virus isolation. Collect tendon groups and heart for histopathology; the same tissue can be used for virus isolation or PCR.
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Article published the December 18, 2013
Histology is the normal microscopic anatomy of organs and tissues. Histopathology is microscopic pathology, involving altered structure, composition and function of organs and tissues.  Pathologists identify organ and tissue abnormalities at the macroscopic, microscopic, and molecular levels in order to diagnose disease and define the mechanism by which disease may be occurring (pathogenesis) ...
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